# Cardfight!! Vanguard: Shinemon

Cardfight!! Vanguard V Series: Shinemon is a 2019 anime television series in the Cardfight!! Vanguard franchise that continues the reboot storyline of the V series, roughly based on the Cardfight!! Vanguard manga by Akira Ito.
The "Shinemon Arc" is an anime-exclusive storyline based around the events ten years prior to the whole storyline, as well Card Capital's beginnings. It is the third season of the V-series.
The episodes are first broadcast on TV Tokyo at 8.00am JST Saturday and made available on the website AbemaTV at 9.00pm JST on the same night. The episodes are also uploaded with English subtitles through the official YouTube channel and Crunchyroll. The English dubbed episodes are first broadcast at 9.00pm EST on Friday nights.

## Plot

This is the story of "Shinemon Nitta", the future manager of Card Capital.
10 years before the reunion of Aichi Sendou and Toshiki Kai, the card shop run by the Tokura family "Card Capital" was going out of business. Then came the attempt to take over the store by Esuka Hibino, the owner of a major card shop.
In order to protect Card Capital, Shinemon Nitta stands up as the "Self-proclaimed Manager"!

## Theme songs

Openings
* "Lead the way" by Aina Aiba (VR eps 1–31)
* “Legendary" by Roselia (Dubbed VR eps)
Endings
* "Gift" by Argonavis (VR eps 1–19)
* "Bokura no turn" by Niji no Conquistador (VR eps 20–31)
* “GIFT from THE FIGHT!!" by Tsubasa Yonaga & Takuya Satō (Japanese) Jovette Rivera (English) (Dubbed VR eps)

## Episode list

| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | English air date |
| 437 | 1 | "I'm the Manager!!" Transliteration: "Ore ga Tenchōda!!" (Japanese: オレが店長だ！！) | August 24, 2019 (2019-08-24) | September 28, 2019 |
| Shinemon Nitta is the self-proclaimed shop manager of Card Capital. Esuka Hibino, the president of a large card shop organization, stands against Shinemon, who is struggling to protect Card Capital. |||||
| 438 | 2 | "Welcome to Esuka!!" Transliteration: "Esuka e Yōkoso!!" (Japanese: エスカへようこそ！！) | August 31, 2019 (2019-08-31) | October 5, 2019 |
| Shinemon Nitta has his deck stolen during the struggle to save Card Capital. Shinemon and Mark Whiting sneak into Esuka Hibino's head office to try and get the deck back. |||||
| 439 | 3 | "First Time Holding the Fort" Transliteration: "Hajimete no Orushuban" (Japanese: はじめてのお留守番) | September 7, 2019 (2019-09-07) | October 12, 2019 |
| Shinemon Nitta entrusts his disciple Tatsuya Tachibana to take care of Card Capital for a day while Shinemon is away. However, Esuka Hibino's henchmen, Nanami Gonomi and Tonori Fujinami, show up, and try to take Mikuru Shindou away. |||||
| 440 | 4 | "Idol's Birth?" Transliteration: "Aidoru Tanjō?" (Japanese: アイドル誕生?) | September 14, 2019 (2019-09-14) | October 19, 2019 |
| 441 | 5 | "Token Fight!! Plant VS Evil Decoy!!" Transliteration: "Tōkun Taiketsu!! Puranto bui esu Ibirudekoi!!" (Japanese: トークン対決!! プラントV(ブイ)S(エス)妖魔変幻(イビルデコイ)!!) | September 21, 2019 (2019-09-21) | October 26, 2019 |
| 442 | 6 | "Last Ditch No Guard!!" Transliteration: "Dotanba no Nōgādo!!" (Japanese: 土壇場のノーガード!!) | September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28) | November 2, 2019 |
| 443 | 7 | "Capital Revived!!" Transliteration: "Kyapitaru Fukkatsu!!" (Japanese: キャピタル復活!!) | October 5, 2019 (2019-10-05) | November 9, 2019 |
| 444 | 8 | "Welcome to Capital!!" Transliteration: "Kyapitaru e Yōkoso!!" (Japanese: キャピタルへようこそ!!) | October 12, 2019 (2019-10-12) | November 16, 2019 |
| 445 | 9 | "Valkerion's Tears" Transliteration: "Varukerion no Namida" (Japanese: ヴァルケリオンの涙) | October 19, 2019 (2019-10-19) | November 23, 2019 |
| 446 | 10 | "End of Shinemon" Transliteration: "Ashita naki Shinemon" (Japanese: 明日なき新右衛門) | October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) | November 30, 2019 |
| 447 | 11 | "New, New Shinemon?" Transliteration: "Shin Shin Shinemon?" (Japanese: 新・新・新右衛門？) | November 2, 2019 (2019-11-02) | December 7, 2019 |
| 448 | 12 | "Team Dragon's Vanity!!" Transliteration: "Chīmu Ryū ga Dokuson!!" (Japanese: チーム竜牙独尊！！) | November 9, 2019 (2019-11-09) | December 16, 2019 |
| 449 | 13 | "Esu Cup Match" Transliteration: "Esu Kappu Kesshō" (Japanese: エスカップ決勝) | November 16, 2019 (2019-11-16) | December 21, 2019 |
| 450 | 14 | "Card or Life" Transliteration: "Kādo ka Jinsei ka" (Japanese: カードか人生か) | November 23, 2019 (2019-11-23) | December 28, 2019 |
| 451 | 15 | "Image Transformed!!" Transliteration: "Imēji o Nurikaero!!" (Japanese: イメージを塗り替えろ!!) | November 30, 2019 (2019-11-30) | January 11, 2020 |
| 452 | 16 | "Trial of Deities" Transliteration: "Kamigami no Jikken" (Japanese: 神々の実験) | December 7, 2019 (2019-12-07) | January 18, 2020 |
| 453 | 17 | "True Passion" Transliteration: "Hontōni Yaritai Koto" (Japanese: 本当にやりたいこと) | December 14, 2019 (2019-12-14) | January 25, 2020 |
| 454 | 18 | "Examinees' Merry Christmas" Transliteration: "Jukensei no Merī Kurisumasu" (Japanese: 受験生のメリークリスマス) | December 21, 2019 (2019-12-21) | February 1, 2020 |
| 455 | 19 | "Vanguard Abnormality, Shinemon Fight Encyclopedia" Transliteration: "Vangādo Ihen Shinemon Faito Daizukan" (Japanese: ヴァンガ異変 新右衛門ファイト大図鑑) | December 28, 2019 (2019-12-28) | February 8, 2020 |
| 456 | 20 | "Gear Chronicle" Transliteration: "Gia Kuronikuru" (Japanese: ギアクロニクル) | January 11, 2020 (2020-01-11) | February 15, 2020 |
| 457 | 21 | "Summoning Experiment" Transliteration: "Shōkan Jikken" (Japanese: 召喚実験) | January 18, 2020 (2020-01-18) | February 22, 2020 |
| 458 | 22 | "The Day Before" Transliteration: "Sono Zenjitsu" (Japanese: その前日) | January 25, 2020 (2020-01-25) | February 29, 2020 |
| 459 | 23 | "Clash between Master and Student" Transliteration: "Shitei Gekitotsu" (Japanese: 師弟激突) | February 1, 2020 (2020-02-01) | March 7, 2020 |
| 460 | 24 | "The Real Opponent" Transliteration: "Hontō no Aite" (Japanese: 本当の相手) | February 8, 2020 (2020-02-08) | March 14, 2020 |
| 461 | 25 | "The Night at Yumigatake" Transliteration: "Yumigatake no Yoru" (Japanese: 弓ヶ岳の夜) | February 15, 2020 (2020-02-15) | March 19, 2020 |
| 462 | 26 | "Arch-aider Malkuth-melekh" Transliteration: "Tokusō-tenki Marukuto-mereku" (Japanese: 特装天機マルクトメレク) | February 22, 2020 (2020-02-22) | March 28, 2020 |
| 463 | 27 | "Manifest the Units!!" Transliteration: "Yunitto Genshutsu!!" (Japanese: ユニット現出!!) | February 29, 2020 (2020-02-29) | April 4, 2020 |
| 464 | 28 | "Our Wings" Transliteration: "Ore-tachi no Tsubasa" (Japanese: オレたちの翼) | March 7, 2020 (2020-03-07) | April 11, 2020 |
| 465 | 29 | "Once Again, To Capital" Transliteration: "Futatabi Kyapitaru He" (Japanese: ふたたびキャピタルへ) | March 14, 2020 (2020-03-14) | April 18, 2020 |
| 466 | 30 | "A New Vanguard" Transliteration: "Aratanaru Sendō-sha" (Japanese: 新たなる先導者) | March 21, 2020 (2020-03-21) | April 25, 2020 |
| 467 | 31 | "Three Idols? / Shin Nitta" Transliteration: "3-Ri no Aidoru? / Nitta Shin" (Japanese: 3人のアイドル？/新田シン) | March 28, 2020 (2020-03-28) | May 2, 2020 |